11/26/2014 V3 Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 7 https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1119006567240&format=html&printFrame=true 1/5 Bringing Veterans and Employers Together Across the Commonwealth V3 Employer Training Day October 28th at Prince William Chamber of Commerce On October 28th, 2014, the V3 program held an Employer Training Day using the new V3 Core Curriculum at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce in Manassas. The curriculum was developed collaboratively with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS), the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), Team PD Systems, and feedback from many privatesector companies. The purpose of the event was to implement the new curriculum and train a diverse audience of companies and agencies representing varying experience with Veteran recruiting and hiring. Speakers included the new Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, John L. Newby II, the Membership Director at the chamber, Ms. Kris Johnson, and Mr. Harry Horning II, chamber member and President of the Prince William Veterans Council. Sara Gaba, curriculum developer and trainer, presented the V3 core curriculum for the audience of approximately 20 individuals representing 15 different companies and agencies. Cindy Norwood, Office of the Attorney General, offered training on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and Caleb Johnson, with Department of Veterans Services' Wounded Warrior Program, presented on dispelling myths and stereotypes around posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the afternoon.The V3 core curriculum training includes discovering the business case for hiring Veterans; best practices in recruiting, hiring, and retention of Veterans; and an interactive case study analysis within working groups. Participant feedback was enthusiastic! The most valuable aspects of the training included all the workbook and resources provided therein to attract, hire, and retain Veterans, best practices demonstrated by other companies, and understanding obstacles often encountered when hiring Veterans. The participants also demonstrated their knowledge base around the V3 program as indicated by an average score of 70.714% on the post test, an approximately 20 percentage point increase from the pre test average score. Finally, the attendees felt the new training would help with establishing a business plan around Veteran hiring and would help convince upper management and company leadership to get on board. Regan N. Hertzler, V3 Assistant Program Manager VTAP Military Workforce Recruiting Event October 29th at Noblis Above pictures: employers in training at V3 Employer Training Day on 10/28.
Bringing Veterans and Employers Together Across the Commonwealth
V3 Employer Training Day October 28th at
Prince William Chamber of Commerce On October 28th, 2014, the V3 program held an Employer TrainingDay using the new V3 Core Curriculum at the Prince William Chamberof Commerce in Manassas. The curriculum was developedcollaboratively with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services(DVS), the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), Team PDSystems, and feedback from many privatesector companies. Thepurpose of the event was to implement the new curriculum and train adiverse audience of companies and agencies representing varyingexperience with Veteran recruiting and hiring. Speakers included thenew Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services, John L.Newby II, the Membership Director at the chamber, Ms. Kris Johnson,and Mr. Harry Horning II, chamber member and President of thePrince William Veterans Council. Sara Gaba, curriculum developer and trainer, presented the V3 corecurriculum for the audience of approximately 20 individualsrepresenting 15 different companies and agencies. Cindy Norwood,Office of the Attorney General, offered training on the UniformedServices Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) andCaleb Johnson, with Department of Veterans Services' WoundedWarrior Program, presented on dispelling myths and stereotypesaround posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the afternoon.The V3core curriculum training includes discovering the business case forhiring Veterans; best practices in recruiting, hiring, and retention ofVeterans; and an interactive case study analysis within working groups.
Participant feedback was enthusiastic! The most valuable aspects ofthe training included all the workbook and resources provided therein toattract, hire, and retain Veterans, best practices demonstrated by othercompanies, and understanding obstacles often encountered whenhiring Veterans. The participants also demonstrated their knowledgebase around the V3 program as indicated by an average score of70.714% on the post test, an approximately 20 percentage pointincrease from the pre test average score. Finally, the attendees felt thenew training would help with establishing a business plan aroundVeteran hiring and would help convince upper management andcompany leadership to get on board.
Regan N. Hertzler, V3 Assistant Program Manager
VTAP Military Workforce Recruiting EventOctober 29th at Noblis
Above pictures:employers in training atV3 Employer Training Dayon 10/28.
In partnership with the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)and Noblis, the Virginia Transition Assistance Program (VTAP) held amilitary workforce recruiting day at Noblis on October 29th. About 60job seeking military affiliated individuals attended the event to networkwith and pitch themselves to 14 different employers. Those companiesincluded these members of NVTC: Acentia, Adams Communications &Engineering Technology, CSC, General Dynamics, Halfaker &Associates, Health Information Technology & Solutions, HewlettPackard, ICF International, Leidos, Noblis, Prism, SAIC, SalientFederal Solutions, Unissant and Verizon.
The format of the recruiting event involves the job seekers sitting atassigned seats at round tables, which the recruiters from the respectivecompanies rotate through to have a chance to interact with all thepotential candidates. This type of event is meant to be more interactiveand engaging than a typical job fair, with the hopes of enabling the jobseekers to leave more lasting favorable impressions on the recruiters.This often means more positive leads to employment for the Veteranand military spouse candidates.
From a sampling of 40 feedback surveys completed by the job seekerparticipants, the following information has been averaged on a scale of1 to 10 (10 being the highest score possible):
Overall assessment of the day's activities: 9.5Meeting facility: 9.7Employer presentations: 9.0Snacks/Lunch: 9.6Coordination/Preparation prior to the event: 9.3Diversity of employers: 8.7Networking opportunities: 9.6Flow of the sequence of events: 9.2Length of the day's activities: 9.3Professionalism of presentations: 9.5
The qualitative responses are also largely positive. A few of the morepopular responses include:
"Great opportunity for one on one time with company recruiters""Perfect opportunity to network with employers and be seen""Very innovative and much better than a job fair"
In conclusion, 85% of the candidates that attended the event say theyfeel as if they have a positive lead for employment and 100% ofparticipants would recommend this type of event to others
Allen Fryman, Virginia Transition Assistance Program Coordinator
Best Practices October 2014
In an email to the First Data employees, Frank Bisignano, FirstData CEO, detailed the company's extensive support for theirservice member and Veterans employees and their families. Hereare some highlights of the company's commitments and efforts:
"As we approach Veterans Day on Nov. 11 here in the U.S., honoringthose who served in the Armed Forces, I would like to offer a specialthank you to the nearly 1,000 veterans and military spouses working atFirst Data across the country... I appreciate the sacrifices you and yourfamilies have made and I value the leadership skills and globalperspective you bring to our First Data team.
As you may know, our company is a member of the 100,000 JobsMission, a coalition of major corporations that have jointly committed tohiring 100,000 transitioning service members and military veterans by2020. Earlier this year, ...we also committed to a partnership with theMilitary Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) and recommittedour support to the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
Since 2012, V3 Companies havebeen diligent in actively recruitingand hiring Virginia's Veterans. Dueto their hard work, dedication, andrecognition of great talent, the V3Program is proud to report thatover 6,500 Veterans have beenhired by member companies fromJune 2012 through September2014. Thanks to all the companieswho have participated andencouraged the increase of careeropportunities for Veterans overthe years!
Patriot Pledge
On August 13, 2014, Gov. TerryMcAuliffe called on 10,000businesses in Virginia to take "ThePatriot Pledge." This simple pledgehelps companies get started in theV3 Program, as well as getrecognized for their commitmenton the V3 Website. If you, yourcompany, or an organization youknow has not made the PatriotPledge,visit ww.dvsV3.com/Pledge today!
...I'm proud our efforts are yielding results: 10 percent of our new hiresare veterans or military spouses. Recently, we announced First DataSalutes, a broadly promoted program to further advance our efforts inthis area...Additionally, we are proud to announce a companywideservice project, in partnership with the White House's Joining Forcesinitiative, called Operation Honor Cards. Our U.S. employees areworking to write 10,000 letters to service members and their families toexpress gratitude and appreciation for those who stand up to serve ourcountry...
I am proud to work for a company that honors and supports the menand women who serve in uniform. Both the country, and First Data, arestronger as a result."
Admiral Security Services reported that they promoted Richard Carter,10 year MP US Army. He was promoted to manager and sent to oneof their longest standing accounts. The account was beginning to slip,leadership was becoming poor and morale was low, and they were in astate of extreme status quo. Admiral Security felt that Richard came tothe account with a cando attitude, he visited all shifts, reorganized therecognition program, and worked to tighten up staffing. His presenceand influence made a quick and positive impact and their customer isthrilled.
Regan N. Hertzler, V3 Assistant Program Manager
New Training Coordinator On Board!
Ross Koenig is our newest DVS V3 Team Member!
The V3 Program is pleased to report the latest addition to the V3 team.Mr. Ross Koenig is back in the fold with the Virginia Values Veterans(V3) Program contributing as a Training Coordinator for PD Systems,V3's privatesector contractor for training and curriculum development.He brings along a wealth of knowledge and was an early contributor tothe success of the Program dating back to its infancy in June 2012. Hisdedication and talent was an integral part of V3's growth through itsfirst two years. He now will drive the coordination and execution oftraining events across the Commonwealth to include Webinars,Training Days, and engaging with new organizations that want tobecome V3 Certified. Ross's background is in Human Resources,Recruiting, Program/Project Management and GovernmentContracting and will be instrumental in helping move the Program tonew heights. Ross is a 2005 graduate of Virginia Tech with degrees inCommunication and Business Management. We are excited to havehim back on the team!
For questions about participating in V3 training days and webinars, you may contact Rossat [email protected].
Regan N. Hertzler, V3 Assistant Program Manager
Special Webinar Series from US Census Bureau
Congratulations to ournewest V3 membercompanies!
Company
Number ofVeteran HiresPledged
B3 Group 10
CarMax 50
Metalskills 22
MonsterGovernmentSolutions
4
New HorizonsComputerLearningCenters
1
Romulus Marine 4
RomulusMedical
8
TreadCorporation
5
Radio PSA update
In our efforts to recognizecompanies, the V3 program hasbeen recognizing it's companies'hiring efforts by engaging in apublic service announcementcampaign with Clear Channel,specifically the iHeartRadio ShowYour Stripes campaign. Since lateSeptember, the Richmond areahas been introduced to V3 andsome of our outstanding V3certified companies, like Altria andCR England. They have airedpublic service announcementson WRVA 1140AM/98.5FM describing there Veteran hiringefforts If you are interested in
For Veterans, VeteranOwned Businesses, and Industry in the
Commonwealth of Virginia
Complimentary Webinar TrainingWednesday, November 5th at 12 PM
Training will explore the latest data on Virginia's Veterans andbusinesses, as well as popular industries throughout the state. Thissession will also include discussion on ways to use Industry data in
conjunction with the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program. This is thefirst in a series of quarterly webinars offered by the US Census Bureau
with coordination through the V3 Program.
Registration link is here: Census Webinar
Note: this webinar training is NOT required for V3 certification, but isoffered as a value added service for interested companies.
For questions on this webinar series, please contact:Ally BurlesonGibson U.S. Census Bureau [email protected]
8045512304
V3 Training Schedule
You can click on the above title, V3 Training Schedule, and access thecalendar that includes upcoming V3 Employer Training Days andscheduled webinars for the supplemental curricula.
Our next V3 Employer Training Days are scheduled for 11/20/14 and11/21/14, in Charlottesville and Disputanta (greater Richmond area),respectively.
Date: November 20Time: 8:30 AM 2:30 PM
Event Category: General CurriculumRegistration Link: http://bit.ly/CharlottesvilleTD
Please contact Ross Koenig, at [email protected],or 8043712683 for more information about attending a training day orparticipating in a webinar. Also, if any V3 company is interested inhosting and providing a venue for a V3 Employer Training Day (about40 participants), and being recognized as an in kind sponsor for the V3program, please inquire with Ross for more details. Thank you!
Regan N. Hertzler, V3 Assistant Program Manager
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having your company's hiringefforts for Veterans promoted,please contact Andrew Schwartz.
If you would like to providefeedback on this newsletter, or onany aspect of the V3 program, youmay contact the V3 ProgramManager, Andrew Schwartz, at [email protected] you for your ongoingcontributions to and participation inthe Virginia Values Veteransprogram!
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